Category: Life in Italy

Wondering what there is to do in Sulmona? Look no further! Here are our recommendations for the top 10 Things to Do in Sulmona. 1. Watch the Giostra Cavallaresca If you visit during the summer, the chances are you’ll get caught up in the celebrations surrounding the Giostra Cavallaresca, a medieval jousting competition. Preparations begin Read More

Learning a new language is one of my favourite things to do. I get a thrill when I am finally able to communicate with a native speaker without embarrassing myself too much. No matter how proficient you are in a language, you will most likely come across a language barrier at some point. Even after Read More

9 AM. I shouldn’t even be out of the house let alone sat in the town hall knowing full well that it doesn’t open until 10. Unfortunately, after living here for four years, I know the only way to guarantee that I get out of here before my hair goes grey is to wait! I Read More

It had been a long week but I had made it through. What’s more, it was Easter so I had a three-day weekend to look forward to! After 3 months of being in Italy, I was beginning to get used to things. Teaching was going well and I was slowly getting used to the language Read More

This week I was going to publish an article about homesickness but I’ve put that on hold for now to talk about recent events here in Italy. I moved to Abruzzo, specifically Sulmona, three years ago. I found myself in this quaint little mountain town, expecting to stay for five months and then move on. Read More

Growing up, Halloween was an excuse for a big party. We were never allowed to go Trick or Treating and, although it felt like a punishment at the time, I now understand why my parents didn’t want us doing it. That’s not to say we didn’t have fun. We would dress up every year, my Read More

I still remember, to this day, standing in my garden in Wales with my dad, about to embark on my first solo stint abroad. We were feeding the fish in the pond, watching them swim round and round, when I opened up to him about my fears about moving abroad. My key fear? Meeting people. Read More

“Beauty doesn’t have an age. Fertility does.” So begins the latest campaign from the Italian Ministry of Health. Spear-headed by Beatrice Lorenzin, the 22nd of September will now be known as “Fertility Day” and, like its predecessor “Family Day”, the move has taken over social media here in Italy. Deeming it hypocritical, backwards, humiliating, sexist Read More

Disclaimer – This may not be a popular opinion and I truly welcome comments and criticisms. However, please keep them polite and adult. On the 7th January 2015, news spread of a terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. Previous to this nobody really knew of Charlie Hebdo outside of their relatively small Read More

The windows rattled as the floor shook violently. The bed frame vibrated beneath me. Had a train just gone past the house? No, there was no railway near here. A really big lorry then? Surely not at this time of the morning – it was 3.36 a.m. Even in my semi-conscious state, somewhere between asleep Read More